The Fletcher Senators will take on the Nease Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fletcher is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out First Coast 6-5. The victory continues a trend for the Senators in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won four in a row.
Tiffany Semack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off ten hits. Semack was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Semack wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Monike Priebe, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Nease ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Mandarin.
Sydney Davis spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Casey Eliason was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Miranda Harmon, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Fletcher's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Nease, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Fletcher beat Nease 6-1 in their previous meeting on April 11th. Will the Senators repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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